Mike: How would you grade the Broncos' draft selections? And how many could you see potentially making an impact next season? Also, the Broncos have a tendency to find a hidden gem among their undrafted free agents. Is there anyone on that list who you think has a real shot of making the roster?-- Mark, London

Mark - Just because everyone gives draft grades doesn't mean they aren't silly. Every pick should get an incomplete. I go back to the 2009 NFL draft when it appeared Josh McDaniels garnered a tremendous haul with five — count 'em, five — picks in the first two rounds. That should have been five starters for at least the next five years.

Instead, the three second-round picks — Alphonso Smith, Darcel McBath and Richard Quinn — were gone after two seasons. First-round picks Knowshon Moreno and Robert Ayers have been called busts from time to time, but they were hardly the worst from a horrific first-round class.

The busts were the No. 2 (Jason Smith), No. 3 (Tyson Jackson), No. 4 (Aaron Curry), No. 7 (Darrius Heyward-Bey) and No. 11 (Aaron Maybin) overall picks. And Mark Sanchez at No. 5 is about to join them. There was also San Diego's Larry English at No. 16.

This year's class was so weak on top, particularly at the skill positions, I think there will be multiple busts in the top 5, much less the top 10.

In general my viewpoint on this is every drafted player has a chance to be multiple Pro Bowlers going into the draft.

"If Sylvester Williams (above) and Montee Ball become good players for the next four-plus years — the length of their rookie contracts — it will become a good draft," says Mike Klis. (Karl Gehring, The Denver Post)

But now that the draft is finished, they're all rookies so none of them is any good until he proves otherwise.

If Sylvester Williams and Montee Ball become good players for the next four-plus years — the length of their rookie contracts — it will become a good draft. If one other player becomes a starter, it will be a very good draft.

As for hidden gems, the Broncos hope they found one in the third round with cornerback Kayvon Webster as well as the fifth round with pass-rushing defensive end Quanterus Smith.

Mike - First off, as always, LOVE the work you do! Keep it up! Now, I understand and really like picks 1-6. Pick 7? I don't understand as much. If Brock Osweiler is the future, why take this guy out of Miami (Ohio)? Is Brock not living up to expectations? Did they pick him to give more competition? Or do they see something in this kid?-- Fawad Khan, Knoxville, Tenn.

Fawad - Let's start with the Broncos had only two quarterbacks going into the draft. You need to carry four through the offseason and training camp. Otherwise, the third- and fourth-strong offensive units will be running a ton of "wildcat."

After the Broncos took Zac Dysert in the seventh round, they signed Ryan Katz as an undrafted free agent. That's about as late as you can acquire your final two quarterbacks.

My guess is he had the highest grade among the players left on their board. He was projected to go in the fourth round, fifth at the latest. Besides the Broncos, the Colts, Jets, Patriots, Eagles and Seahawks all brought him in for a visit.

But I don't think the Broncos brought in Dysert because they're concerned about Osweiler. In fact, I think they like Osweiler more now than they did a year ago. If you like somebody, you better not let him coast. You better push him with competition.

It can't be easy for Osweiler to stay focused knowing he will sit for two more years if Manning stays healthy. The presence of Dysert may help push Osweiler to keep taking notes in the meeting room and watching opposing defenses in the film room.

Mike - The area of the Broncos roster that I'm most concerned about is strong safety. I have no doubt that Rahim Moore will bounce back and play great at free safety, but who will start at strong safety? One of the defense's biggest problems was covering tight ends, which is often the responsibility of the strong safety. It seems that Mike Adams, Quinton Carter and the other young, unproven safeties the Broncos have either fit better as a free safety or have subpar coverage skills. What is the Broncos' plan?-- Jeremy Halperin, Boulder

Jeremy - I agree the Broncos could have used a 210-pound strong safety who can bring fear of a below-the-sternum blow to tight ends running down the seam. Going into the draft, the Broncos really liked LSU's 213-pound safety Eric Reid, but San Francisco took him at No. 18, 10 spots ahead of the Broncos' first pick.

The Broncos are counting on Carter to come back from the knee injury that sidelined him for all but three games last year. Adams was solid in 2012. He is starting his 10th NFL season, and you don't last that long in this league without knowing how to play. Still, because Adams is 32, the Broncos wouldn't mind if Carter, who turns 25 in July, earns the right to become Moore's partner again, as was the case during their rookie seasons of 2011.

And if third-round cornerback Kayvon Webster is ready for significant playing time by midseason or so, the Broncos could also experiment with moving Chris Harris or Champ Bailey to safety.

Mike - I thought the Broncos wanted to draft a big running back. Montee Ball barely even hits the 210-pound range? Why wouldn't they have taken a big back like Eddie Lacy or Knile Davis, both of whom are in the 230-pound range and faster than Ball. Are you worried about all the wear and tear on Ball?-- John, Dallas

John - Ball is 214 pounds, which is right on the edge, maybe a couple pounds shy, of the "big back" category. The Broncos liked Michigan State's Le'Veon Bell, who is 230 pounds, but the Michigan State back went No. 48 in the second round to Pittsburgh, 10 spots ahead of the Broncos' second-round pick.

The Broncos did like Lacy. He's bigger (231) and faster than Ball. But it appears the Broncos couldn't get past those two screws that are still in Lacy's surgically repaired toe.

Concussions were the medical concern with Ball. He had a couple at Wisconsin. But show me a college player who doesn't have a few flags on his medical sheet, and I'll show you a player who didn't play much football.

After suffering a concussion against UTEP on Sept. 22, Ball came back the next week to have 31 carries and three touchdowns against Nebraska. He then rushed for 116, 247 and 166 yards with seven combined TDs the next three weeks.

If you were flying halfway around the world to see your beloved Broncos play, what unknown Broncos-related things can be done earlier in the week? Any special Broncos sites, restaurants or fan locations a non-local should know about?-- Leon Rose, South Korea

Here are some possibilities:

• Arrange a tour at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, including a visit to the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame. The all-time great Broncos are featured there.

• Stop by Dove Valley and walk right in the front lobby of Broncos headquarters. The lobby has on display the Broncos' two Super Bowl trophies, six AFC championship trophies and other mementos.

• The team does have an apparel store at Sports Authority Field and a gift store behind its headquarters.

• Go to Elway's and grab a steak. The restaurant was recently voted by USA Today as the top athlete-affiliated restaurant in the U.S.

• If you're nostalgic for the bootleg pass, there is another fine-dining restaurant called "Shanahan's."

• Contact the club's marketing department to look into securing tickets for the team's television and radio programs on Wednesday and Thursday nights, respectively. The shows generally feature guest players.

• What am I, a tour guide? What I won't do for my friends in South Korea. Hope that gives you a nice start, Leon.

With the addition of Wes Welker, it looks to me like the Broncos have three No. 1 receivers. Are there any other teams in the league that can say the same?-- John T., Evergreen

John - I'd say Demaryius Thomas is a No. 1, Eric Decker is a No. 2 and Wes Welker is a slot/No. 2-type receiver.

If we're to call Decker and Welker No. 1's, then you'd have to say the Atlanta Falcons also have three No. 1 receivers in Julio Jones, Roddy White and tight end Tony Gonzalez.

These two teams easily have the top receiver trios in the NFL. They also happen to have very good quarterbacks throwing to them in the Broncos' Peyton Manning and Falcons' Matt Ryan. Funny, how top receiver sets always seem to have good quarterbacks.

Why not Marcus Lattimore? I know he's coming off a horrible ACL injury, but all speculation is that he is getting healthy and looks like the beast of himself at South Carolina.-- Nathan, Lawrence, Kan.

Nathan - Lattimore didn't just suffer the horrific right-knee dislocation last year, he also tore a knee ligament the previous year. Two serious knee injuries in two years — one more than Willis McGahee had when he left Miami for the 2003 NFL draft — create doubt as to whether Lattimore will ever be a top-shelf running back again.

And even if he does return to form, the odds are against that happening this year. The Broncos needed a running back for 2013. Lattimore was a nice fourth-round selection by the 49ers, who had several extra picks and could afford to take a risky, high-reward player there.

Hi, Mike. There's been plenty of talk about the Broncos' salary cap this offseason, and it sounds like a lot of the cap space has already been used on veteran free agents. Where does space to sign the rookies we draft in April fit into this equation? Do rookies count against the salary cap in the same way the veteran players we're signing do?-- Chris, Fresno, Calif.

Chris - Only the 51 highest-paid players count against the salary cap. The Broncos had all 51 cap spots filled before the draft, so the seven players don't count and won't until they're signed later in the summer. The Broncos will sign their draft picks starting in mid-June and hope to have them all done by the start of training camp in late July.

At that point, it's possible a corresponding roster move or two will have to be made.

The highest-paid Broncos rookie this year will be Sylvester Williams, who should get something close to the four-year, $7.5 million contract Nick Perry received as the Green Bay Packers' No. 28 overall pick in 2012. Perry got a $4 million signing bonus and $6.4 million guaranteed, but that's still a significant reduction from the five-year, $13.1 million contract Miami gave defensive tackle Jared Odrick as the No. 28 pick in 2010 — the year before the new collective bargaining agreement put the squeeze on first-round draft picks.

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